National Republican., 1887-09-06
THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
Looking After tho Interests OF Their
Kespeotive LocalitIea.

Respective Localities.
The executive committee OF the East
Washington association met at 326 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast last night. Tue
only public business transacted was the
adoption OF resolution thanking the com
mlssioners for extending the fire limits OF
East Washington. Mr.. George Francis
Dawson was appointed TO represent Mr.. 8.
I. Suit on the railroad committee during
the absence OF the latter, who is said to be
very sick.
The report Of the committee on streets
will be submitted to the Committee of One
Hundred to- night
Mr.. Weller stated that he attended the
last meeting OF the railroad committee,
and Col. Ludlow's plan to have the Baltl-
more and Ohio Company tunnel under
Eleventh street east aud join the Baltimore
and Potomac at Eleventh and X streets,
and have depot in the northeast section
and one In South Washington was objected
to by him. He stated that he thought the
rights Of that section should be protected,
and he recommended that the Metropolitan
branch jein the main branch at Ivy City,
and both II and the main stem, by tunnel.
Ing under the Bladensburg road, strike the
Baltimore and Potomac road al some point
outside OF the city. The committee he
Mr.. Weller made motion, which was
carried, that the chairman on sewers and
water be requested to submit q report at
the next meeting, on the 18th instant. MIR.
Weller related an instance to the effect
that water main in square 029 Virginia
avenue and l. street southeast) had been
paid for seventeen years ago, and recently
he was astounded In finding out that the
main had never been laid. The commits
sioners told him that the main would be
laid provided that majority OF the resi-
dents signed the application for the same.
Some one remarked, "Should the commits
eioners be thanked for that" The com
mittee then adjourned.
NORTHEAST ASSOCIATION.
An adjourned meeting OF the citizens
association Of Northeast Washington was
held last night at the Peabody school build
Ing, corner Of Fifth and G streets northeast.
Mr.. s. c. Clark, chairman Of the committee
on streets, announced that the committee
had agreed on the following improvem ents:
To grade and regulate l. street, from North
Capitol to Seventh street; Eighth street,
from to X; Fifth and Sixth streets, from
II to X street; G street, from Second to
Seventh street; Eleventh, Twelfth, and
Thirteenth streets, from Maryland ave-
nue.. to Boundary; street, from
Sixth and Seventh streets; Third aud
rou.n sueete, run W H. 10 phVe'
street, from North Capital to second
street; Second street, from Massachusetts
avenue to Maryland avenue; street, from
Sixth to Seventh; Eighth street, from East
Capitol street to Maryland avenue; A, b,
and G streets, from Seventh to Eighth;
Fifth street, from Stanton place to street;
Maryland avenue, from Sixth to Boundary;
ii street (one,on side), from First to Fiji.
teenth. To grade and regulate: Ninth
street, from Massachusetts, avenue to NJ ,ry-
land avenue; Eleventh street, from East
Capitol street to Maryland avenue; d
street, from North Capitol street to Eley-
enth street.
A number OF amendments were proposed,
but only the following were adopted To
improve street from Eleventh to Four
teenth street, and Fifth street from L to IL
street. A vote Of thanks was extended to
the committee for its report. On motion
OF s. ii. Walker portion OF Mr.. Clark's
report read at former meeting was or
dered to be printed, 1t was ordered that
the commissioners be requested to have
Delaware avenue and First street, from
to X street, paved at the expense Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company;
also to have reservation between G. and II
streets and First street and Delaware ave-
nue. improved.
A:petition asking for the removal of the
brick yards from Tennessee avenue was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
DIR. Streets name, on motion, was added
to the committee on railrosd ds.
resolution was adopted declaring the
association's opposition to the location OF
saloons within 400 feet Of school buildings.
Mr.. s. w. Curridan asked that a commit
tee be appointed to note the violations OF
the law by the railroads. Adjourned